When VW decided to bring back the beetle this is what it should have looked like right from the very beginning, much like BMW's take on the original Mini where they added purpose and muscle.......well that was until they built that monster they call the Countryman in their pursuit of profits.

If it were to only drives as well as the new Golf then it deserves to be a success in my eyes and I see some people who might have considered the Mini now considering this instead.

Hey Nikka aka op, I thought you lost it but the user below who I quoted, was kind of enough to show a comparison pic. Look at the comparo, the new Beetle is indeed very handsome. I thought it was a bad idea to make the wheel arches less circular but looking at the comparo, it wasn't a bad idea. Overall,It indeed looks more masculine.
But would I buy it? Maybe as a beater but not as my original car.

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Originally Posted by Artmasterx

It's almost like what they did when the made the new Scirocco in the image of the GTI:

Being a fan of Honda engines, I requested that they consider building for the F1 a 4.5 liter V10 or V12. I asked, I tried to persuade them, but in the end could not convince them to do it, and the McLaren F1 ended up with a BMW engine.

I'm tired of seeing every brand rocking LEDs. I wish Audi could have kept them exclusive somehow. Seeing Mercs, VW's and Porsche's with the LEDs just dilutes the coolness. and I know VW, Porsche and Audi are all sister companies...but still.

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Originally Posted by blue2fire

I hate nearly every recent VW US "Update" but i must admit that this is nice. It looks more manly somehow.

longer nose, spoiler, silver bars on the doors, less rounded nose and top. the flattened top makes the biggest difference.

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I'm tired of seeing every brand rocking LEDs. I wish Audi could have kept them exclusive somehow. Seeing Mercs, VW's and Porsche's with the LEDs just dilutes the coolness. and I know VW, Porsche and Audi are all sister companies...but still.

Then you have Land Rover ruining their cars with them and now the new 6er M Sport...

The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly, who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who, at the best, know the triumph of high achievement and who, at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

When they presented this at the NYIAS they kept using the word 'masculine'. Maybe it's more masculine than the older version (over 60% sales to women), but I doubt the changes are enough to tilt public perceptions (which they spent years developing). To do that they need to offer an even more aggressive version. The risk there is that they don't want to loose the girl sales they need to count on so they can only change so much.